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The Clifton clarion., 1887-08-31

dignifed, just and manly rebuke. The Mugwumps in supporting him against MT. Blaine in 'S4 walked largely by faith. In sup porting him against Mr. Blaine in 'SS they would walk by sight. Whatever his mistakes, and how ever his course may have disap- pointed certain ardent expecta- tions, no gracious observer can doubt that Mir. Cleveland is much stronger with the people of the United States than Ee has ever been, and that the very character of the opposition to him shows that his adversaries are conscious of this fact"
The Clifton clarion., 1887-08-31

The Southern Pacific company, in deference to a suggestion of the state railroad commissioners, has decided to reduce four cent per mile rate to three cents, five cent rates to four, and six cents to five on all lines controlled by the Cen tral or Southern Pacific. This will reduce rates from San Francisco to Los Angeles from S21 70 to $15. Rates to Fresno will be reduced from S7 60 to s 90. The expected reduction will take place Septem- Der 1st.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-08-31

In order to give effect to the recent decision of the Secretary of the Interior, in the matter of the Atlantic & Pacific Railway Com pany indemnity lands, letter has been addressed by Acting Land Commissioner Stocksloger to the register and receiver at Prescott, Arizona, ordering him to restore to the public domain and open to settlement, under the general land laws, all lands in their district heretofore with h3rawn for indem- nity purposes under the grant of the Atlantic X Pacific Railway Company, by act of July 27, 1886, except such lands as may be cov- cred by selections and approved by the Commissioner General of the Land Office and the Secretary of the Interior.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-08-31
According to the annual report

According to the annual report of the Southern Pacific railroad, just issued, the total gross earn ings for the year were, in round numbers, S31,O0O,OO0. The earn ings over the operating expenses -S13, 100000, balance surplus of S11,000,000, out of which was paid the net profit of the Central Pa cifc lines of S11,324,99S interest on the loans of the Central Pacific fund, bearing as a surplus proper SIS0. 1000
The Clifton clarion., 1887-08-31

The Tucson Star and Phenix Arizonian, lacking other cause for complaint, are kicking because the board of directors of the Territo- rial Fair Association had the good sense to invite Governor Zulick to deliver the annual address. And these papers fairly boil over with indignation because the Governor accepted. We think ourselves that this is one of the most serious charges that have been brought against him-certainly about the only direct one that we have notic- ed emanate from the different sore-headed cranks who are ''op- posel' to his administration.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-08-31
THE TRUE INwAHDNESS.

The following extract from a a letter received by one of our county officials from prominent Democrat of Pima county so well explains the political situation there that We give it to our read CTS without comment:
 "Politically, there is consider able feeling existing in this sec tion, and particularly in this burg. There exists a large number of self-styled and would-be Demo- cratic leaders who are constantly finding fault with acts of the ad- ministration without being able to assign sufficient cause for com plaint, yet they have the gall to assert that they are Democrats, and good ones, to all of which l on all occasions demur. My claim is that no Democrat is justified in denouncing the administration, more particularly as no specific charge has yet been made against the party.
 These fellows here (Tucson) are the most selfish set that it is pos sible to imagine. Everyone ap- parently wanted something from the administration but failed to get it, hence their animosity. They are divided into factions or cliques and are known as the Hughes or Star clique, the Strauss or Uni versity clique and the * ," or Courthouse clique, each and every one of them having had an axe to grind, but the administration very properly refused to turn the stone or rather refused to furnish the wherewithal to do it. This is the crime of which the administration is guilty and for which the differ ent cliques and their poor cats paw, Hughes, is making such a howl. Of the cliques the Star is the most insignificant and the University the most powerful. po- litically speaking. The Star clique is insignificant because the failure of Hughes to secure the Commls- sionership of Immigration effect ed no one but himself and few strikers whose power amounts to nothing; the University clique is most powerful because in this scheme are interested many prom lnent individuals who have con- siderable political influence and who now feel depressed because the administration did not further their designs by fat appropria- ton for their pet scheme, although they admit that a University is not at present a necessary adjunct to our educational institutions.
 I feel confident that Hughes will be arrayed against the Dem ocracy, returned to his first love as it were, next campaign. What a blessing to the Democracy and a corresponding misfortune to the party with which he casts his lott The other cliques, it is to be hoped, will see the error of their ways and return repentant to the Democratic fold. NAA."
The Clifton clarion., 1887-08-31

A circular has been issued from the military headquarters of this department which will undoubt- edly be of great service in train ing troops to follow Indians and make them acquainted with the topography of the country and the photographic signal service. About the middle of September sham raiding party of twenty-two men will leave Fort Huachuca and traverse the country to the north of Fort Apache, passing in the vi- cinity of Fort Bowie, Grant, Low ell, Thomas and Apache. from each of winch a detachment will be sent ont to endeavor to inter- cept and capture the presumed raiders.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-08-31

The Prescott Courier is author ity for the statement that a copy of the new code was recently seen there addressed to Reavis, the land-fraud, in care of L. c. Hughes. It would create no surprise if it should turn out that these two boss blackmailers were standing in together.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-08-31

Harper's Weekly, speaking of the Mugwumps and the President, says: "The pension vetoes, for which he is vehemently assailed, they think, we presume, to have been generally wise. The order for the return of rebel flags, promptly revoked when found to be illegal, they unquestionably think to have been unwise in out running present public sympathy, but to have been due to truly patriotic impulse. The refusal to expose his office to partisan insult they undoubtedly approve as
The Clifton clarion., 1887-08-31

Great preparations have been made at Tucson for the celebration of the anniversary of the surrender of Geronimo, September 5th, on which occasion the elegant sword testimonial will be presented to General Miles. The presentation speech will be made by Judge Wm. H. Barnes.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-08-31

The executive committee of the new political party recently or ganized under the name of the American party have issued an of ficial call for a national convention in Philadelphia for the 16th and 1Tth of September.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-08-31

Col. c. P. Head, once a promi- nent business man of Prescott, a representative of Yavapai county in the Eighth Legislature, and an unsuccessful candidate for Con gres, died at Oakland, California, last week.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-08-31

The militia had a fight with Colorow and his band of Utes on the 18th inst. One white man was killed and several more or less seriously wounded. Eight Indians were thought to have been killed during the fight.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-08-31
Jacob Sharp, the New York boodler. is to have a new trial.

New Mexico officials captured two counterfeiters, with a lot of bogus coin and dies for making the same, at Hillsboro, on the 23d instant
The Clifton clarion., 1887-08-31

Edward Hanlan, the oarsman, left San Francisco for Australia last week, where he and Beach are to engage in contest for five thousand dollars and the champ ionship of the world.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-08-31

When we consider that railroads are, this year, assessed very lightly, we can and do congratulate citi- zens of the Territory upon an in crease in the assessment roll, this year over last, of nearly S6, ,C00,0O0.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-08-31

bear to cause me to take the step which I did, but on the contrary
 it was done purely of my own ac- cord and I entertain no i'll feelings toward any one about the matter"
The Clifton clarion., 1887-08-31

Governor Bartlett of California was stricken with paralysis on the 23d inst, and for a time his life was despaired of.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-08-31

A Courier man took trip through papers, etc., of the Terri torial Board of Equalization, and got the following figures, repre- senting assessed property in the ten
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-11
RIFF FOR REVENUE
ONLY

There is hevOnd all doubt a con-
spiracv between the leaders of the
Republican party and the so-calltd
leaders of the Democratic party to
hoodwink the peOi rs to the T:ritT
and keep it at its present hIgh rate.
A reduct on and modification of the
tariff was the leading feature of both
the political parties two years AGO.
Both PARTIES embodied This i~su
IL their platforms and pledged til, ir
parties to the modification and re-
duction OF he tariff The two years
for which the Congress was elected
are numbered with the things of the
dead past, and no bill has been con
sidered in either House by eiIhe
parry for this reduction. Both par
ties were pledged lot to repeal the
internal revenue at this time, shat
Is during the la two Years. aid vet
a part Of both parties have killed
the time of two years. which ought
to have been devoted to a reduct on
of the ta~lff, in attempting an impOs-
sibility and in doing or attempting
to do what they bad pledged the
people they would not do. Sam
Randall and his followers lave sues
ceedtd in defeating every measure for
tariff reform. TAey call tie meelycs
Democrats. they have done al
they could to defeat the
will of the national Democratic
party both in their efforts to rep al
the internal revenue and in Their
efforts not to consider the mea ne
for tariff reform. The people regard
less of parties have submitted to
beng robbed, swindled, d ceivcd
and hoodwinked long enough, and if
we are not greatly deceived ourself
in the patience and temper of the
masses, they viii not be quiet and
patient much longer under the bur
den ard yoke of oppression which
has chafed and CALLED their neck for
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-11
OUR VIEWS.

We dislike very much to disagree
with political friend, and above
all things it is notifying to Us to
be constrained to take issue with or
criticise those in authority. But
me should be false to our position
and untrue to our own convictions
if we were to be silent as to some OF
the Inconsistencies of our sO-calltd
Democrats. A few weeks since our
President vetoed a bill to distribute
$4,000 worth of seeds among the
drought stricken district in I, xas,
givlnL as the reasons for his We o,
that the constitution had not co.'s
ferrec power on either Congress or
the President to be charlta lie out Of
the peoples money, and that it was
not the duty of the Government to
support the reop'e but the duty of
the people 10 support the Govern
ment. Noble words, ftly spoken.
Our heart felt good. We
took courage at the enunc-
iation Of the true doctrine by q
President we confess we have not
much respect for as Democrat.
But the doctrine was true and sound
as a gold dollar and we hoped and
believed the man who gave it as his
reason for his veto would at least
stand upon that plank and be con>
sistent In the future. But we were
doomed to disappointment as usual.
He has viii the last ten days ap-
proved, yea not only approved but
recommended a bill to take from the
taxpayers one million dollars and
give to the depOsitors of the Freed
mans bank as deed charity. Z es, not
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-11
EIze Legislature.

This great loly has fnishs d its
work and adjourned. 1t has done
some very wise things and passed
some very excellent laws. Bat it
has on tie other hand done some
very unwise things, and it has So
amended the code as to almost re-
modify it. We think it a bad
policy to make f~,quen3 changes in
the laws. A bad law which is
known and unders TODD is bett T
than a good law not understo, q
We think the co lie ought to be al
lowed to stand until the Supreme
Court and circuit judges can read it.
The Legislature gave away to cor
poratiens several hundred cUnyict S
gave relief to several ShtriffS, sCver,
al counties and some private midi
viduals. 1t LETT the Governor
mansion, the penitentiary. the Su>
preme Court House unfinished. |
is charged by some that it ma l.
scarcity of provisions for the Insane
Asylum aid other pnhlic Institutions
Yet it found time and money enough
to establish al \ Agricultural anC
Mechanical College. This we think
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-11
Gov. Esiil'- Chief Crime.

There a~e t'yO simple va s. ~
which our Snarling Mu5wnmp cons
tenporaries are able to discuss Gov.
Hill with perfect satisfaction to
Themselves.
If he does something waiHh they
are con- led 10 app owe, they say
that his mot We must have been o :
itical, or grow because he Gjin't
it sooner, or c mplain thst he ii it
too soo2.
If he does som thing which they
do not approve, they abuse him gen
orally, growing at III, past. h 5 pre-.
sent. and his future especially tie
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-11
AND THE PRESIDENT

Congress has adjourned. 1t did
Inc very good work and some very
a work during its life. The House
wnich j. Democratic. defeated the
)a5t defence bills which passed the
Republican Senate, thereby saving
tha people more than fifty Million OF
dollars.
The Democratic House defeated
the Blair monstrosity which had it's
origin aud passage in a Republican
Senate. This alone saved the PEG.
pie STOOD 900. The Democratic
House for this one act deserves the
hearty thanks and gratitude OF ali
Democrats and the entire mass o.
liberty loving Americans.
The monster was strangled in a
Democratic House, in q Democratic
commit and by mocratie
Speaker.
Through the efror Of Democrats
the 40 Congress has pass, d in his
" with an overfi"wi1g Treasury.
while Republican Sara.e tried to
nJt> t1r Treasury and bankruj t
lie country.
And this l. MT 3Il the Democrat
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-11
TO THE FARMERS.

We hope each farmer in this conn
~ will prepare from two to twenty
acres of land according to the sig
of the form to plant in grasses
Nothing that we plant can pay s.
well as giase. II y0I
will not sow clover or orchard, lh' Il
make the lot rich, plow, harrow al d
roll and leave it al he and you VII
have such a crop of crab grass g.
will make vcur heart glad and yOui
soul rejoice with great JOY at time
when Won VIII need JOY, comftrt and
COnsol atiun most. One acre made
rich Will produce you more than one
hundrtd dollars worth of crab grass.
ToL't forget now and plant thu
whole Of your land in cotton. Be sure
and liant uuch less than last seas
on. manure much letter and make
mucn more cotton on mach less
land. This is beyond all doubt the
true and successful method Of farm
ing. Why not adopt it? Dispers3
with part of yO!.r team, part Of
your ,bar, and a part Of your tX-
ensts and make larger crops. Ihl>
can aud will be done in the neaI
future. why not begin now? Make
all hoa e supplies at home and let
the cotton be the surplus crop. We
have cot TO come to this mode o
farming sooner or later or live lii {
poor home all our days. Let,
farm on business principles. Why
be fools all our lives? Why do a:
daddy did, w hen We know d ddy d {
wroAg? Why follow the foot step;
of the blind? Why march to rui,
and destruction with both eye:
open? Are We mad? Are W.
fools? Can we not, will We no
learn by sad experienced Fool
sometimes learn in this school, WHY
can't we? Don't yon know that /
you It t Ialf your land rest this yea
1t Will yield .ou next year tenfo d
You rest, why not est your land
Now don't fail to sow oats til
spring, now is the time, Don
wait longer. Sow at least two husl
els, three is better to the acre.
is IA great mistake to SOW one bushe
or Ule busEel and half per acre. "
know You Will need oats this sun
mer, plant now. Don't fail to plan
corn enough to make whit yOu ne e
on the farm.It Is mistake, you Cal
Mt by it cheaper than you can maxi
it. You can make it cheaper tina
You can buy 1t. And besides vo
will not have the money to buy
when you want it, and then you WI
be forced to give two prices. W
know whereof we speak. We cam
20 near starving last year, becaus
we made nothing to eat on the far
that we must be excused for begin
the farmer to produce his home sui
plies and to work more and speh
lcss money.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-11

ThcPI.,"t is pleased to acd III
Shelby Aorora to the number of ablo
State papers which are denouncjng
the free-chaw apple.jack trl, k to d.
feat tariff reform. Tie Wiming'on
Star, Scotland Neck DEMOCRAT, and
number of other truc-grey NORTH
Carolina papers stand on tbs SAINT
platform with the Pint on this qucs
ton the platform of the last three
national Democr conventions
| Durham Pi0rt.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-11

The Et"te Chrooicie believes in
rec schoi .rsjips Al the University :;
ut simply one from each county
nut tn i its doors should be thlown
o. to every boy il North Caro>
IA, and Bro. Daniels expects to
live to see i, done. It ought never
to he done at he expense of the
State until our country school dis
trlcts have schools at least four
months in the year. We think #
better to give the masses an oppor
tun:ty to acquire a practical bust
ness educ .tIon than to give a few
a cole gate course. Besides, there
is something in throwing a boy up
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-11

Providence "a ms to stand 10y tn,
Supreme Court of the United States
IS we'll as Repub lean tenacity OF
office and hatred o. Democracy, to
shield and protect it from the inva-
sion of Mugwumps,
Yes, David b Hill will appoint in
in 1889 two Supreme Cuurt Judges.
one in 1890 and one in 1891. And b,
will remove Mr.. Trot er on tie 10, b
lay OF March 1889 from the record
er'e cfi,ce in Washington City and
will appoint white Democrat tt
tina. Ollie to the great jOt and s'u>
fycti~n Of The good / eople both white
aud black in the District Of COIum
bia.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-11
Look on eEIi- Picture.

TUESDAY evening in tie HOI~1
there was d discussion on lie bill t,
reduce the arpro ri. ton for to
University. Sever ~trc ng, vi-"-
rous and earnest 81 ce>hcS wrr'
made in advocacy o. jn and | b
eral appropriations to the Univ'r~
ty. Finally an Il expected Ssec a
Gle was presented IF an migrate, who
had lie educated t'r, e at the w.
versity and made What he is by tat
educ. ton, opposing a 'l'eral app.o
priati0n to the University. He get
free education with the want O
gratitude that Ough' t BE- 4 II nee.
by all true men. he sought to re
vent others from crj NJ N
opportunity. Will he was spea> -
inc Mr.. Pearson il t.rrui ted him
with the question: "Do YOU not al
| tribute thu fact that YOU are abe t
stand on thi, floor to d y and 81 ca
so eloquently to fire. tuition you
received at the \ iversity?' II
replied that he did and fer hat rea
son he hated to oppose the appr'-
priation, but lie NUT represent
people. A speech in position t
his generous Alma NJ ter f m TIL
man. bereit Of gratItu 'c, /, IL " TIL
out effect upon the members of the
House. \ gentleman >aIA after The
fellow had finished "A 25 pOuno
slug of dynamite would not xii sucl
a d ingrate'-Syate ChYHlcle.
Well we have looked on this pict
ure aAd We can'C see anything in i
to Justify the use of the word ''in
CRATE" We don't know the gentle
man referred to Tut he said it was No
his will to do so ''But &c must rep e
sent his people,. Now If he WIS vot
ing the will of his constituents 10 ca
down the appropriation, he was dis
charging his sworn and constitution
al duty and ought not t. he chide'
and reviled for so doing. Liberty an
f. freedom are standing on one lr3 an
lame leg at that, if q man can
vote his honest convictions and rel
resent Il will of his constituents i
a Legislative BODY without len
denounced as an ivgrate. An III
grateful spirit IS very o.l"u' thin
we adm t. But an overhe;ring, q II
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-11

For twenty years the Democratic
perry tO'h North and South have de
nou ced tie IN thods Of carpet-ba- :
gers and carpet-bag rale. Home
II G and home representation is the
bed rock Of Den ocracy. Aliens as
r.lvrs and official, are repugnaLt and
a. a2onstic to repub, ,ni>m, re-
publican institutions and republic
can form Of goyernm, Mt; yet IN tie
face of all this and in orpositloh to
the will Of the Ar erican people, Mr..
Cleveland has al ojnt'd carpet
bacger and a negro at that, as Re
cGrlcr Of Deeds in " ashington City,
position that avs from six to ten
| thousand dollars year.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-11
David Bennett Hill the mr.

David Bennett Hill the present
Governor Of New Yock- is President
tleveland's M st prominent rival fox
tie Democratic nomination for the
presidency in 1888. His recent
speech at the Brooklyn dinner fairly
hri~tles vii h ola time Dem, cratic
doctrine. He is in favor OF Ii more
vigorous and aggressive Democracy
and as matters now stand if it is
Important to keep New York in the
Democratic col unn, Hill appears to
the strongest nan with tie Deems
&C ary Of his State.-Jomnul.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-11
a law 40 Regulate the Sale OF
seed Cotton and Grain.

No man for the pext two years at
least can buy seed co ton without
keeping a record Of the whole trans
action during the time. He must
keep a book which is open to the
public at all business hours Of the
day. Upon this book he must en-
ter the day of the month and the
year the name of the party selling
the cotton, the number Of pounds in
each lot and the price paid. A fail
ure to make these entries or to keep
the hook open to the public or to
make correct entrics,is made a mlsdc-
meanor, and upon CONVICTION is fined
not to exceed City dollars or impris-
oned not to exceed thirty days. A
magistrate has jurisdiction.
This is the mosv important law or
the statute hooks to the cotton grow
inc section. The law is the same
as to wheat, rice, oats, barley and
corn.
The law does not interfere with
any man buying or selling cotton.
L. Is a law to catch thieves and pro
tegt honest men. Thieves will de
nource it. honest men will rejoice il
it.